Cumberland County Sheriffs offer more details on how they believe a female inmate managed to walk through several security doors to have sex with another inmate. WMTW News 8's Jim Keithley reports

Cumberland County Sheriffs offer more details on how they believe a female inmate managed to walk through several security doors to have sex with another inmate. WMTW News 8's Jim Keithley reports

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Updated: 6:48 PM EDT Mar 10, 2014

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WEBVTT GUARDS WATCHING,FOUR DOORS IN THEMAXIMUM SECURITYSECTION OF THEJAIL...AND A FEMALEINMATE SLIPS INTOTHE CELL OF A MALEINMATE FORCONSENTUAL SEX.TONIGHT, WE'REFINDING OUT HOWTHIS HAPPENED OVERTHE WEEKEND AT THECUMBERLANDCOUNTY JAIL.WMTW NEWS 8'SJIM KEITHLEY ISTHERE LIVE TOEXPLAIN.SHERIFF KEVIN JOYCESAYS JUST LIKE THEYDID AFTER A SIMILARINCIDENT TWO YEARSAGO - THEY WILL FINDOUT WHAT WENTWRONG AND TRY TOFIX IT SO IT DOESN'THAPPEN AGAIN.THIS IS THE COUPLETHAT WILL LIKELYLOSE THEIR "GOODTIME SERVED"BECAUSE OF THETIME THEY SPENTTOGETHER IN A CELLSATURDAY.THE SHERIFF SAYSRENEE GLANTZ WASABLE TO GET OUT OFHER CELL BYJAMMING HER DOORWITH A PIECE OFCARDBOARD ATABOUT 11 O'CLOCK INTHE MORNING."it is believed thatinmate Glantz utilizedan empty cardboardroll from a toilet paperto manipulate the celllock from fullyengaging." NEXT, THESHERIFF SAID GLANTZMADE HER WAYTHROUGH TWO"UNLOCKED DOORS"AND INTO THE CELLOF MICAHEL DANGLEO- BEING HELD BY THEU-S MARSHAL'S FOR ABANK ROBBERY.IT IS NOT CLEARHOW DANGALOJAMMED HIS CELLDOOR.OF THE SURFACE --THE SHERIFF SAYSTHIS SECURITYBREACH LOOKS LIKETHIS SECURITYBREACH LOOKS LIKEA VIOLTION OFPOLICY.HE SAID THE TWOBREACH LOOKS LIKEA VIOLTION OFPOLICY.HE SAID THE TWOOTHER DOORSSEPERATING THEMALE AND FEMALEWINGS OF THEMAXIMUM SECURITYSECTION WERE LEFT"UNLOCKED" WHILEGUARDS WERESERVING LUNCH TOTHE INMATES."being a correctionsofficer is a tough job,serving the the platesand the trays going upthe stairs, down stairs,requiring somebody toopen the door everytime is a hardship butopen the door everytime is a hardship butit is a maximumsecurity unit and weanticipate themaximum security unitis going to be thetightest area at theCumberland CountyJail." FOUR GUARDSARE BEINGINVESTIGATED, ITCOULD BE A WEEK ORMORE BEFORE IT'SDETERMINATED IFTHERE WILL BEDICSIPLINARYACTION. ALSO BEINGLOOKED INTO,WHETHER GUARDSCONDUCTED A CHECKOF THE CELLS EVERY15 MINUTES ANDWHETHER THEYLOOKED TO SEE IFTHE INMATE WASBREATHING. JOYCESAID GLANTZPROPPED UPPILLOWES ANDCLOTHING TO MAKE ITPILLOWES ANDCLOTHING TO MAKE ITLOOK LIKE SHE WASIN HER BED. BUT INREALITY SHE WAS AWING AWAY - FORSEVERAL HOURSBEFORE SHE GOTCAUGHT.The good thing aboutthis is we're talkingabout an inmate havingsex with anotherinmate. We're nottalking about a death,we're not talking aboutgod for bid, I'mplanning a funeral forone of my correctionsofficers because of thetemporary lapse ofjudgement of leavingthe doors unlocks.Because quite frankly,that could havehappened."THE SHERIFF ALSOSAID AT NO TIME WASTHERE A RISK OF ANESCAPE - FOR THATTO HAPPEN JOYCESAID THE FEMALEINMATE WOULD HAVEHAD TO GETTHROUGH 6 OR 7DOORS AND OVER ARAZOR WIRE FENSE.LIVE IN PORTLANDJIM KEITHLEY WMTWNEWS 8.

Jailhouse tryst raises security concerns

Cumberland County Sheriffs offer more details on how they believe a female inmate managed to walk through several security doors to have sex with another inmate. WMTW News 8's Jim Keithley reports